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(No Model.)

0. BAOHEM. FASTENING FOR SGARFPINS AND BROOGHBS. No. 461,902. PatentedOct. 27, 1891.

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CARL BACHEIWI, OF PFORZI'IEIM, GERMANY.

FASTENING FQR SCARF-PINS ANlj BROOCHES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 461,902, dated October27', 1891.

Application filed March 23, 1891. Serial No. 386,077. (No model.)Patented in France October 22, 1890, No. 209,047, and in England October31,1890,N0. 17,437.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CARL BAOHEM, a subject of the Grand Duke of Baden,and a resident of Pforzheim, in the Grand Duchy of Baden, in theGermanEmpire,haveinvented a new and useful Safety-Fastening for Scarf-Pins and Brooches, (for which I have obtained patents in France, No.209,047, dated October 22, 1890, and in England, No. 17,437, datedOctober 31, 1890,) of which the following is a full and exactspecification.

My invention relates to a new and improved safety-fastening forscarf-pins and brooches; and it is the object of my invention to providemeans for entirely preventing scarf-pins and brooches from getting lost,or even from getting disarranged out of their proper position.

Brooches, as is Well known, are nowadays fastened in this way: Theneedle is inserted into the dress so as to let the point thereof projectout again, while holding at the same time the brooch parallel to theneedle, and then the point of the needleis allowed to snap into thebook. This has been improved upon in cases of costly brooches by makinguse of small golden chains, which are attached to both dress and brooch.The same safety chain is applied to costly and precious scarfpins asWell, and for both articles the chain has proved to be of great value,as it certainly prevents losing, yet it does not prevent them gettingloose or shifting out of their proper position.

My new safety-fastener not only avoids losing as safely as theabove-mentioned chain does, but also will keep the pin or brooch firmlyin the position required.

In order to make my invention more clear, I refer to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figures 1, 2, and3 are back views of a scarfpin,showing several positions of the shield with its hook. Fig. 4 is a sideview of the scarf-pin, showing the position the shield and hook havewhen in a scarf, as in Fig. 5. Figs. 6 to 10 are back views of thebrooch, showing several positions of the shield with its book.

The shield 17 is provided 011 its inner face with a pin 6, standing atright angles thereto, and having on its other end a hook c c, firmlyattached thereto, which therefore is in firm connect-ion with theshield. The needle to is loosely linked onto the pin 6 by means of aneye g, thus allowing 1) and c to turn from the position shown in Fig. 1into those of Figs. 2 and 3, while the needle a remains in its verticalposition. The said position of Fig. 1 is that in which the scarf-pin isto be inserted into the scarf. This being done, the shield is turned inthe direction indicated by the arrow shown in Fig. 2, whereby the hookenters the stuff. After another quarter of a turn the shield and hookhave arrived at their proper position, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5.

tains its normal horizontal position, Fig. 9..

The needle is then hooked into the eye f, and the fastening thus iscompleted.

Applying the fastening mechanism in the manner shown in Fig. 10 has theadvantage of the hook c preventing the brooch from hanging down even ifthe point of the needle be not hooked into the eyef, which, of course,only can happen when the brooch is carelessly put on.

Having thus fully described the nature of my invention, I declare thatwhat I claim, and

desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

In a safety-fastening for scarf-pins and brooches, the combination of anornamental shield 12, a hook c, firmly attached to the shield b by a pin6, and a needle a, loosely attached onto the pin 6, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

CARL BACI-IEM.

Witnesses:

EMIL KOLLMAN, FR. WILDGARTT.

